1 Owl Play

Remember this adorable little fella that made his debut in the LTHL Shop earlier in the week?



Ever since he rolled into the construction site, those big sad eyes have been killing me. Sure, I talk all the time about how my furniture rehab projects “speak” to me, but no rehabbed dining chair has ever had such a pitiful gaze. I couldn’t take it any more. This nugget was next in line for a trip to the Rehabilitation Station.

On a whim, I remembered that I had a half empty can of white gloss spray paint let over from a recent lamp revamp…



…and I always have a sheet of plywood hanging around the backyard (much to the confusion of my yard guy: I mean, Cara? You do realize you’re crushin’ any hope of growing grass in this part of the yard don’tcha?) for impromptu spray paint emergencies just like this one…



I felt the stars align and it was high time this little guy found himself a permanent perch in this construction site of mine.



I think this is the part of the post where I officially proclaim this little find as SOLD.

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0 New in the LTHL Shop

Ceramic Owl…$12.00



Metal Horseshoe…$9.00

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3 Shop The Home Life

Hola friends and haaaaaaaappy Monday! I‘m super pumped to share with you the newest addition to Live The Home Life. Shop The Home Life!



Why the shop? Basically the idea stemmed from guilt. Pure guilt. If you’ve hung around this blog for a bit you already know that I’m a big fan of creating the individual style of my home with shabby chic pieces I’ve picked up over the years. I’ve received more emails than I can count from readers making me blush with their sweet compliments on my house and asking where they can find similar items for their own space. Since the answer isn’t always as easy as “Target, Aisle 14” and more like “that-little-thrift-store-that-I-can’t-remember-the-name-of-buried-in-the-back-of-the-store-under-a-pile-of-dusty-books-but-sorry-I-grabbed-the-only-one” I wanted to create an affordable online shop where I can share my finds with you all. It’s my goal to keep everything in the shop super affordable and extra precious.

A few of my favorites that I will have an amazingly hard time parting with below…



Lovely white ceramic bowl with cut-outs. The only item I have two of…$18



Vintage General Electric Transistor Radio…$15



Vintage Matchstick Holder. So stinkin’ cute…$12



A. Lanternier Saucer. Perfect for a bedside jewelry or pretty soaps…$6


Head on over to the LTHL shop to check out all of the available items. I’ll be battling my inner hoarder and adding new items each week.

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